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I decided to take a little walk through the woods today with my 12" Fiddleback Forge machete.
Here's the pack I use for short days and the junk I took with me today. (picture taken with the new camera)
I took the first few of these with the old camera so that I could show the new camera.
Here's the old camera. I decided to take it with me and just keep it stuffed in my front pocket in case. I don't know why. I only took it out once, to take a picture just to show how much better the new camera is. If you're wondering what the scotch tape over the flash is for, it's because the flash is too bright for that camera and there's no way to adjust the flash brightness because that camera sucks. (back to using the new camera. yay!)
This is what it looks like all packed up and ready to go. Carrying a machete this size is a snap. The sheath slides down nicely into the section of the pack that's supposed to hold the camelback bladder and the large Tec-Loc hangs onto the strap. I can put the machete into action fast because I can snatch the machete out without taking the pack off. This pack and machete size combo is very handy.
and of course, this is the machete I was taking with me today. This is actually one of the first test batch that Andy put together. I made the sheath for it so he could carry it around Blade Show easily, and I haven't stopped badgering him to give me the whole rig ever since. Finally a couple of weeks ago, he broke down and gave it to me to shut me up.
All strapped up in the woods.
Here's the picture I was talking about, that I took just to show how crappy the old camera was and how awesome the new camera is.
old
new
This is a nice little stream that winds through. It's the popular happy hour spot for most of the animals around here.
Some glamour shots of the Bush Operator. I didn't actually end up using it today... but it sure does look cool.
Have you ever wondered where all those balloons end up that flew away when you accidentally let go of the string when you were a kid? Well all of them apparently ended up in the woods by my house. This is one of several I found in the woods today.
Back to walkin'.
There are several old, falling apart tree stands out here. At one point, all of this was prime hunting land. Now that the city has built up all around it, it's too close to everything to safely hunt, so all the old stands and stuff has just been abandoned and left to rot.
Interestingly enough, the stump I was using to steady my camera for one of those shots was some good old fatwood.
Another sign of man not giving a shit...
There are fatwood stumps EVERYWHERE out here. If anyone local ever wants some fatwood, just swing by and I'll show you right where it is.
Here is another abandoned tree stand.
And on my way over to take a closer look... another fatwood stump.
Now I will admit that while I don't agree with leaving a bunch of crap out in the woods instead of dealing with it properly, I do find some useful junk out there from time to time. This is my usual sitdown spot. A few years ago, I found this chair out here in the woods and got this camo screen down from one of the tree stands. Since no one ever comes out here but me anymore, I'm not really worried about anyone stealing my chair, but just in case, I use the screen to keep it hidden. You never know. Some dickhead teenagers might stumble across it and break it or something just because that's the kind of mindless stuff that dumbass teenagers do.
I did actually use the machete a lot while I was out today, mostly just to cut briars and limbs away, but I only got a few pictures of actual usage. Here I was cutting a good piece of new walking stick. This machete bites plenty deep.
Here's another one of your lost balloons.
So that was it.
Here's the pack I use for short days and the junk I took with me today. (picture taken with the new camera)
I took the first few of these with the old camera so that I could show the new camera.
Here's the old camera. I decided to take it with me and just keep it stuffed in my front pocket in case. I don't know why. I only took it out once, to take a picture just to show how much better the new camera is. If you're wondering what the scotch tape over the flash is for, it's because the flash is too bright for that camera and there's no way to adjust the flash brightness because that camera sucks. (back to using the new camera. yay!)
This is what it looks like all packed up and ready to go. Carrying a machete this size is a snap. The sheath slides down nicely into the section of the pack that's supposed to hold the camelback bladder and the large Tec-Loc hangs onto the strap. I can put the machete into action fast because I can snatch the machete out without taking the pack off. This pack and machete size combo is very handy.
and of course, this is the machete I was taking with me today. This is actually one of the first test batch that Andy put together. I made the sheath for it so he could carry it around Blade Show easily, and I haven't stopped badgering him to give me the whole rig ever since. Finally a couple of weeks ago, he broke down and gave it to me to shut me up.
All strapped up in the woods.
Here's the picture I was talking about, that I took just to show how crappy the old camera was and how awesome the new camera is.
old
new
This is a nice little stream that winds through. It's the popular happy hour spot for most of the animals around here.
Some glamour shots of the Bush Operator. I didn't actually end up using it today... but it sure does look cool.
Have you ever wondered where all those balloons end up that flew away when you accidentally let go of the string when you were a kid? Well all of them apparently ended up in the woods by my house. This is one of several I found in the woods today.
Back to walkin'.
There are several old, falling apart tree stands out here. At one point, all of this was prime hunting land. Now that the city has built up all around it, it's too close to everything to safely hunt, so all the old stands and stuff has just been abandoned and left to rot.
Interestingly enough, the stump I was using to steady my camera for one of those shots was some good old fatwood.
Another sign of man not giving a shit...
There are fatwood stumps EVERYWHERE out here. If anyone local ever wants some fatwood, just swing by and I'll show you right where it is.
Here is another abandoned tree stand.
And on my way over to take a closer look... another fatwood stump.
Now I will admit that while I don't agree with leaving a bunch of crap out in the woods instead of dealing with it properly, I do find some useful junk out there from time to time. This is my usual sitdown spot. A few years ago, I found this chair out here in the woods and got this camo screen down from one of the tree stands. Since no one ever comes out here but me anymore, I'm not really worried about anyone stealing my chair, but just in case, I use the screen to keep it hidden. You never know. Some dickhead teenagers might stumble across it and break it or something just because that's the kind of mindless stuff that dumbass teenagers do.
I did actually use the machete a lot while I was out today, mostly just to cut briars and limbs away, but I only got a few pictures of actual usage. Here I was cutting a good piece of new walking stick. This machete bites plenty deep.
Here's another one of your lost balloons.
So that was it.
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) but my resistance is breaking down quick.
